The first seven games between these sides saw Leverkusen take all three points. Both meetings in 2015 were draws.

Marwin Hitz became the third goalkeeper to score a Bundesliga goal from open play when he found the target in injury-time in last year's 2-2 draw with Leverkusen. The other two to have managed that feat are Jens Lehmann and Frank Rost.

Die Werkself have scored 12 goals in their last four visits to Augsburg (an average of three per game).

Augsburg sporting director Stefan Reuter and Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Völler won the FIFA World Cup together as Germany teammates in 1990. Coaches Markus Weinzierl and Roger Schmidt graduated from the same coaching class in 2011.